dang, both of those sound great. i particularly love the greens-and-beans chili - it may not be traditional, but it's a great combo.

dro - (hi dro!) - you really just toast the peppercorns without oil? and then they don't go back in? still, i do have szechuan pepper, and soft tofu i need to use up...dang, people, stop giving me ideas of more stuff to eat!

i think you'll enjoy the cioppino, ded, but i was realizing as i was typing that it can get pretty pricy for a crowd. so i don't feel rejected. _________________aka: neverscared!
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I love this sushi rice recipe. It is an Alton Brown recipe which I halved. It makes enough for about six rolls.

Ingredients:
1 cup sushi rice
1 cup water

1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt

Instructions:

Boil rice. Rinse off with cool water (I recommend a mesh strainer). Mix up remaining ingredients.

It'll taste bad when hot, so you'll have to wait till it is cool to see if it is too your liking.

I make vegetarian sushi, or I sometimes also use smoked salmon with it. Honestly, though, you can just use the rice in some seaweed and it tastes good - because good rice is the key.

I've also read that the sushi rice needs to be handled hot. I personally prefer using rice that is cooled off, and I've never noticed a difference between the two. Of course most sushi I've had has been from buffets or grocery stores, so maybe I'm just used to the less fancy stuff.

Instructions:
Pick up the phone, dial the number of desired restaurant which does delivery.
Order.
Wait for approx. 20 minutes.
Upon food arrival your phone should ring.
Exit your place of residence (add dressing to taste), exchange money for food.

Make sure you tip the delivery person this will not improve the taste of the ordered meal but might greatly influence the taste and speed of delivery of the subsequent meals.

There are people who replace phone with more indirect communication devices such as on-line delivery, call me old fashioned but I think using phone is more personal and you get better results especially if you want customize your order._________________Tsosm! Hydrogen fuel and Grumpy Cat coffee

Just something that isn't chicken noodle or something common. I like to inject a little variety.

I'm late with this, I know, but instead of not chicken noodle soup, you could do slightly exotic chicken noodle soup: Thai Hot & Sour Chicken Noodle Soup
I've posted this before, because my wife and I made it six times in two months, and we've made it six times more in the last two months - it is just that amazing.

It is a little time consuming because of all of the mincing, but other than that, it is super-easy, and very, very good._________________"To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others."
- Anne-Sophie Swetchine